So I was in conversation today with my wonderful husband while watching ESPN. We do this quite often together...however mostly I just pay attention to the Top Ten Plays list. He more or less follows all the other headlines.
While watching this, he was complaining "for lack of a better word" about the fact that there was a female commentator. He and his father don't believe that females should be able to be commentators of football, or any other sport for which they themselves have never played.
In a very passionate defense, I began to defend all female commentators becuase I disagree with them. Strongly disagree. Do we not allow women to be journalist, commentators, reports of such things that they themselves have never experienced? No, that would be discriminatory, and completely absurd. Most reporters, journalists, or commentators haven't experienced many of the the things they are responsible for commenting on...interviewing about....commenting on...and so forth. Its the gathering of information...or how about this one...Maybe the female had 2, 3, 4, or more brothers that she grew up with playing football...or a father that was a professional football player...or whatever the case may be that has made her so passionate about it. Why shouldnt she be able to comment on the very same things that any male comments on while on the sidelines? Or while on camera...I am baffled by my husband's and Fain's point of view on this, however am intriqued as to what some of you may think. Please share your views...so that I may better understand this point of view...because no matter how they explain it and no matter the conviction they express while in conversation, I still find it rather disturbing.
What do you think?
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